Blog – Apiary Knits

7 Jan 2020

Celtic Traveller Throw

by melburke | posted in: aran weight, cables, Celtic Traveller Throw, charted, Etsy, knitting patterns, pattern, PDF, Ravelry, slip stitch, textured stitches, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Well, the holidays are over and hopefully we all survived and got a chance to enjoy those precious moments with family that are always so fleeting, too few and too far between. And though the … Read More

6 Nov 2019

Stoney Creek Headband

by melburke | posted in: cables, charted, Crochet Provisional Cast-On, earwarmer, Etsy, garter stitch, headband, Kitchener grafting, knitting patterns, pattern, PDF, Ravelry, Stoney Creek Headband, textured stitches, tutorial, worsted weight, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow It’s definitely headband weather in my neck of the woods! Brrr!!! And this quick to knit pattern is just in time. It’s my fifth and (maybe for now) final headband pattern. I’ve had so much … Read More

16 Oct 2019

Celtic Roots Headband

by melburke | posted in: cables, Celtic Roots Headband, charted, Crochet Provisional Cast-On, earwarmer, Etsy, garter stitch, headband, Kitchener grafting, knitting patterns, pattern, PDF, Ravelry, textured stitches, tutorial, worsted weight, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Calling all cable lovers! A chill is in the air and your knitting needles are calling you! Fall is a great time to work up a quick to knit headband that will transition you right … Read More

25 Sep 2019

Back Roads Headband

by melburke | posted in: Back Roads Headband, cables, charted, Crochet Provisional Cast-On, earwarmer, Etsy, garter stitch, headband, Kitchener grafting, knitting patterns, pattern, PDF, Ravelry, slip stitch, tutorial, worsted weight, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Back Roads is now officially a collection! Woohoo! Back Roads Headband joins the Back Roads Hat and Back Roads Mitts as the third pattern in the Back Roads series to feature the lovely Jewel Cross … Read More

11 Jun 2019

Sugar Run Headband

by melburke | posted in: cables, charted, Crochet Provisional Cast-On, earwarmer, Etsy, garter stitch, headband, Kitchener grafting, knitting patterns, pattern, PDF, Ravelry, Sugar Run Headband, tutorial, worsted weight, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Another design from February! February was a productive month for knitting. Maybe not so productive for publishing though… Nonetheless, let me introduce the Sugar Run Headband. It is named in honor of maple sugaring season … Read More

13 May 2019

Snowy Pines Headband

by melburke | posted in: charted, Crochet Provisional Cast-On, earwarmer, Etsy, garter stitch, headband, Kitchener grafting, knitting patterns, lace, pattern, PDF, Ravelry, Snowy Pines Headband, tutorial, worsted weight, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Honestly, when I designed this pattern there WAS snow on the ground! It was February and it was COLD! Somehow life got away from me though, and here it is May already. Enough said about … Read More

6 Nov 2017

Winterwork Shawl – A Warm Shawl for a Cold Winter

by melburke | posted in: aran weight, bottom up, cables, charted, knitting patterns, pattern, ribbed, shawl, stockinette, textured stitches, triangle shawl, Winterwork Shawl, worsted weight, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow ‘Winter is coming!’ has become quite the catch phrase since the advent of the popular HBO program Game of Thrones. Thankfully, when winter comes to Upstate New York, I will be prepared with a new … Read More

25 May 2017

Spring Runoff Scarf

by melburke | posted in: asymmetric, charted, garter stitch, knitting patterns, lace, pattern, PDF, Ravelry, scarf, short rows, slip stitch, sport weight, Spring Runoff Scarf, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Sometimes life takes an unexpected turn, and it throws you for a loop. It then takes a while to grow accustomed to the changes wrought by that turn, but we all eventually adapt, accept and … Read More

1 Oct 2016

Autumn Flora Hat

by melburke | posted in: aran weight, Autumn Flora Hat, bottom up, cap, charted, Craftsy, Etsy, Knit Picks, knitting patterns, pattern, PDF, Ravelry, twisted rib, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow An aran weight hat pattern just in time for the cooler temps, this time worked in classic tweed. Autumn Flora features a twisted ribbing that diminishes into pointed arches that, in turn, trail into the … Read More

21 Sep 2016

15% off Fall Pattern Sale

by melburke | posted in: Ravelry, sale |

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Please follow and like us:Follow To celebrate the arrival of one of my favorite seasons, I am having a pattern sale on Ravelry! Now thru midnight EST, September 30, 2016, all Apiary Knits patterns are 15% off their regular price. … Read More

6 Sep 2016

Midwinter Stroll Mitts

by melburke | posted in: cabled rib, cables, charted, fingerless gloves, knitting patterns, Midwinter Stroll Mitts, pattern, PDF, worsted weight, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow You know that welcome time that seems to happen every winter, when the frigid cold seems to pause for a moment and grant us a brief reprieve, giving us time to catch our breath – … Read More

5 Jun 2016

Tulip Lea Shawl

by melburke | posted in: asymmetric, cables, charted, fingering weight, knitting patterns, lace, mock cables, pattern, PDF, Ravelry, shawl, sideways, slip stitch, triangle shawl, Tulip Lea Shawl, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow It’s finally beginning to look like summer here in Upstate New York. So what better time is there for a flowery, feminine shawl? Please welcome the Tulip Lea Shawl. Worked in a fingering weight yarn, … Read More

17 Sep 2015

Heirloom Cultivar Shawl

by melburke | posted in: asymmetric, charted, Heirloom Cultivar Shawl, knitting patterns, lace, pattern, PDF, Ravelry, shawl, sideways, slip stitch, sport weight, stockinette, textured stitches, triangle shawl, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Fall is in the air and while it’s still warm during the day, the night air has a chill to it now. Yes, fall is making its presence known, and while a chill in the … Read More

18 Jul 2015

New Website…New Pattern Style!

by melburke | posted in: pattern |

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Please follow and like us:Follow I am loving the clean, minimalist look of my new website. I hope you do too! So, in keeping with new look, I have begun the process of going through my previously published patterns and … Read More

6 Jun 2015

Thoreau’s Pond Shawl

by melburke | posted in: charted, knitting patterns, pattern, PDF, Ravelry, shawl, sideways, slip stitch, textured stitches, Thoreau's Pond Shawl, triangle shawl, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Summer is nearly here on the calendar although by the weather here, you would be hard pressed to say it isn’t summer already. The grass and trees are a lush green, full of energy and … Read More

7 Feb 2015

Rainfall Shawlette

by melburke | posted in: cables, charted, garter stitch, pattern, scarf, shawl, shawlette, sideways, sport weight, tutorial, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Spring is coming, it’s only a matter of time, and what better way to welcome it than with a lighter weight spring shawl. Named as an homage to spring, the Rainfall Shawlette is worked sideways … Read More

6 Dec 2014

Frosted Primrose Hat

by melburke | posted in: aran weight, charted, knitting patterns, pattern, slouch hat, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Inspired by the last, lingering flowers before heavy snowfalls arrive, the Frosted Primrose Hat features a gracefully curving stitch pattern paired with an accelerated decrease at the crown that creates shaping reminiscent of a single … Read More

13 Nov 2014

2014 Indie Design Gift-A-Long Has Arrived!

by melburke | posted in: GAL, Indie Design Gift-A-Long, knitting patterns, sale |

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Please follow and like us:Follow The GAL is back for another year and bigger and better than ever! If you have a burning desire to knit like crazy along with a desire to socialize and try your hand at a … Read More

2 Oct 2014

Burning Leaves Shawl

by melburke | posted in: bottom up, lace, pattern, shawl, stockinette, triangle shawl, worsted weight |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Sometimes it’s not so much a matter of having a fancy pattern stitch to create an interesting and attractive finished garment. Sometimes a simple pattern stitch is just the solution – the key is the … Read More

24 Aug 2014

Cider Press Scarf and Cowl

by melburke | posted in: cables, charted, cowl, indie designs, knitting patterns, pattern, scarf, textured stitches, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Summer will soon be a distant memory, but don’t let that get you down. Along with fall and a chill in the air comes warm, cozy knitwear to knit up and enjoy and the Cider … Read More

20 Apr 2014

Garden Steps Asymmetrical Scarf

by melburke | posted in: charted, lace, pattern, PDF, scarf, shawlette, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow The Garden Steps Asymmetrical Scarf is inspired by the hidden grottos, rusted wrought iron and damp, moss covered stones that inhabit the shady corners of all secret gardens, both imaginary and real. This delicate little … Read More

17 Feb 2014

Entangled Boot Cuffs

by melburke | posted in: boot cuffs, cables, charted, knitting patterns, pattern, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Step up your cold weather style with Entangled Boot Cuffs. Wear these versatile boot cuffs four ways: Cables up, cables cuffed over, ribbing up, or ribbing cuffed over. One pair of cuffs – four different … Read More

16 Feb 2014

Hemlock Ridge Beret

by melburke | posted in: beret, bottom up, charted, lace, pattern, PDF, slouch hat, twisted rib, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow With a lace pattern inspired by the pine cones that adorn the boughs of our graceful evergreen trees, the Hemlock Ridge Beret will keep you warm and cozy on any midwinter stroll through a piney … Read More

8 Feb 2014

Back Roads Mitts

by melburke | posted in: cabled rib, charted, fingerless gloves, pattern, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Need a pair of fingerless mitts to go with your Back Roads Hat? At long last, here they are! Back Roads Mitts feature the same, lovely textural pattern as the Back Roads Hat as well … Read More

1 Nov 2013

Indie Design Gift-A-Long Goes Live on Ravelry!

by melburke | posted in: Indie Design Gift-A-Long, indie designs, knitting patterns, Ravelry, sale |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Join in on the celebration! Apiary Knits and over 100 other indie designers have teamed together to bring knitters a holiday knitting sale like none other! The first ever Indie Design Gift-A-Long runs from November … Read More

26 Oct 2013

Apiary Knits Designs Group Now On Ravelry

by melburke | posted in: Apiary Knits Design Group, pattern support, Ravelry |

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Please follow and like us:Follow As the Apiary Knits library of available patterns increases, I thought that now would be an appropriate time to start my own design group on Ravelry. The new Apiary Knits Designs group will provide a … Read More

2 Sep 2013

Back Roads Hat

by melburke | posted in: bottom up, cabled rib, cap, charted, pattern, PDF, slip stitch, stockinette, textured stitches, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Should you decide to take a stroll down ‘The Road Not Taken’, make sure you go in style with the Back Roads Hat. With lots of twists and turns all its’ own, the Back Roads … Read More

29 Aug 2013

Frostbitten Beret

by melburke | posted in: beret, bottom up, charted, lace, pattern, PDF, slouch hat, stockinette, twisted rib, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow It’s not snowing yet, but it will be soon! The leaves are already starting to turn! Make this winter a fun, out of doors one with the Frostbitten Beret. Inspired by the lovely, textural ice … Read More

5 Aug 2013

Loganberry Cowl

by melburke | posted in: bottom up, charted, cowl, lace, pattern, PDF, short rows, textured stitches, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Hold onto the sweetness of summer through the colder months with the Loganberry Cowl. Knit in a sumptuous worsted weight yarn, the Loganberry Cowl features a delicate miniature leaf pattern bordered in a delightfully bumpy … Read More

8 Jun 2013

Honeybee Cap and Beret

by melburke | posted in: beret, cap, charted, Knit Picks, mock honeycomb, pattern, PDF, slip stitch, slouch hat, stockinette, twisted rib, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow The Honeybee Cap and Beret are abuzz with a swarm of delightful little slip-stitch bees. Ascending from a mock honeycomb border atop a twisted rib brim, the bees take flight into a tight spiral at … Read More

23 Apr 2013

Artifact Shawlette

by melburke | posted in: bottom up, charted, i-cord, pattern, PDF, shawl, shawlette, short rows, stockinette, textured stitches, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Sometimes I see a certain yarn and it’s beautiful…I love it…but have no idea what to make with it…other times, it all comes together at once. Such was the case with my latest project and … Read More

18 Dec 2012

Flicker and Flame Shawlettes

by melburke | posted in: charted, Knit Picks, lace, pattern, PDF, scarf, shawl, shawlette |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Wrap yourself up with this sweet little pair of shawlettes. Both shawlettes are knit in one piece (including the edging!) from tip to tip. The Flame Shawlette features an allover diamond lace pattern, while the … Read More

18 Dec 2012

Shale Beach Shawl

by melburke | posted in: charted, Knit Picks, lace, pattern, PDF, shawl |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Imagine summer! Pull up a deck chair, pour a glass of sun tea and cast on this lovely shawl in your favorite lace weight or fingering weight yarn. The Shale Beach Shawl features an elegantly … Read More

18 Dec 2012

Pine Woods Fingerless Gloves

by melburke | posted in: fingerless gloves, pattern, PDF, stockinette, twisted rib, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Pine Woods fingerless gloves are sturdy, practical and easy to knit. A shaped thumb gusset means that these gloves are made to fit the hand naturally and comfortably, while the twisted rib cuffs keep you … Read More

18 Dec 2012

Falling Leaves Beret

by melburke | posted in: beret, charted, Knit Picks, lace, pattern, PDF, slouch hat, twisted rib, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow The Falling Leaves beret/slouch hat knitting pattern evokes the essence of the season for which it was named with a border of leaves swirling one into another around its perimeter. This lovely leaf pattern is … Read More

18 Dec 2012

Isabel Fingerless Gloves

by melburke | posted in: charted, fingerless gloves, lace, pattern, PDF, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow Named for my beloved grandmother, Isabel fingerless gloves feature a delicate lace pattern that looks complicated, but is deceptively simple to execute. A shaped thumb gusset means that these gloves are made to fit the … Read More

18 Dec 2012

La Parisienne Beret

by melburke | posted in: beret, pattern, PDF, slouch hat, stockinette, twisted rib, written instructions |

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Please follow and like us:Follow La Parisienne, is a truly feminine beret knit from worsted weight yarn. It features a well-defined twisted rib edge and simple stockinette stitch body adorned by a raised, decorative seven-point spiral decrease. La Parisienne is … Read More